AddressAbout Us
Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.
Our Opportunity
Work location: Iron Bridge - Fortescue’s Iron Bridge project is located on the traditional lands of the Nyamal people.
Roster: 8D6R FIFO ex Perth or DIDO ex Port Hedland
Reporting to the Manager Maintenance and Commissioning, Fortescue are seeking a Shutdown Superintendent with a passion for people and leading teams to success.
Join Fortescue and be a part of our exciting new magnetite processing plant at Iron Bridge. The innovative process design ensures production is highly efficient with globally competitive operating costs for a plant of this scale and size.
You will lead and support a diverse team ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and timely shut down operations and maintenance to our equipment and ancillaries to optimise plant operational capacity. This is a position in a forward thinking and values-based organisation with a strong focus on building an inclusive team culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Safe and effective leadership of a multi-disciplined team including the coaching, mentoring and development of all
- Provide visible positive leadership by demonstrating safe behaviours at all times and displaying the Fortescue values, whilst managing the effective optimisation of the plant
- Manage expectation setting and performance reviews of team members to ensure a successful pathway is built for all
- Providing support and input into shutdown planning processes to ensure all scheduled tasks are achievable and allow for safe and efficient production
- Focus on continuous improvement strategies and implementation to ensure production improvements are delivered
Qualifications and Experience
- Relevant Trade or Engineering Qualification essential
- Proven experience in a leadership role with a passion for coaching and people development
- Significant experience within Fixed Plant operations and maintenance in the mining industry
- Strong leadership experience with the ability to engage and empower large teams alongside a proven commitment to safety
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
- Strong understanding of efficiency drivers in a large-scale mining operation
Our Commitment
Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
https://fortescue.com/careers
Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.
Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.
